Table 1.

Comparison of patient demographics, preoperative visual acuity, and ocular co-morbidity between study population and national average

	Taunton	National average
Mean age (years)	75.4	76.3
Age >70 years	77%	78%
Females	62%	65%
Preop visual acuity
6/12 or better	65%	27%
6/18–6/60	28%	52%
Worse than 6/60	7%	21%
Ocular co-morbidity	36%	28%